Sentences with phrase «require drastic emissions cuts»

Le Quéré says it is still possible to stay below the internationally agreed target of 2 °C, but that this will require drastic emissions cuts across the world, and very soon.

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But Friends of the Earth reminds governments that meeting this target requires more drastic emission cuts than those of the Kyoto Protocol.

In order to keep temperatures within this range, the IPCCâ $ ™ s Fourth Assessment Report argues that global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must start declining by 2015.2 For industrialized countries, which are responsible for most of the GHGs already in the atmosphere, this implies implementing drastic cuts immediately; the latest IPCC Report suggests that compared to 1990 levels, industrialized countries might have to reduce their emissions by 25 to 40 per cent by 2020 and 80 to 95 per cent by 2050.3 Thus, there is little time left to avoid the worst impacts of climate changeâ $» ambitious action is required now.